31 Words to Create a Guilt-Free Life: Finding the Freedom to Be Your Most Powerful Self : A Simple Guide to Self-Care, Balance, and Joy

by Karen Bouris (Editor)

Feeling guilty is an emotion that never goes out of vogue, whether induced by eating a carton of ice cream or plopping the kids in front of the television. With essays and meditations illuminating words such as Self-Care, Unwind, and Mastery, this heartfelt and wise guide helps readers to shine their brightest light — with no apologies. While juggling work, home, and “me-time,” this everyday companion offers expert tips and entertaining, inspiring anecdotes to demonstrate how to eliminate the inner critic and live to your fabulous potential for a guilt-free life.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Michelle]

Good advice, affirmations, and examples to help relieve day to day guilt.

[Sarah]

Tries to be inspirational, but it's a bit dull. Not particularly helpful.

[Jocelyn Paige Kelly]

Very helpful in putting your life into perspective when it's overrun by guilt. The book is composed as a series of essays written collectively, each being a chapter on one word and how it reflects or make you look at the effects of guilt in your life. As you move through the book, it also gives you advice on how to handle guilt in certain situations.

Reality, Integrity, Pleasure, Poise and Individuality where all ones that spoke to me. I think the most valuable lesson I learned from this book was in the very beginning: "Guilt is a form of ingratitude."

[Kacy]

A good reminder of how to love yourself..

[Heather Browning]

A quick read with some useful points on reducing guilt by letting yourself off the hook for things that aren't your fault, such as not being perfect, and making amends for those things that are.